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8th Primetime Emmy Awards information


8th Primetime Emmy Awards
DateMarch 17, 1956
LocationPan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Presented byAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences
Hosted byArt Linkletter
John Charles Daly
Highlights
Most awardsThe Phil Silvers Show
Producers' Showcase (4)
Most nominationsProducers' Showcase (12)
Best Comedy SeriesThe Phil Silvers Show
Best Dramatic SeriesProducers' Showcase
Best Variety SeriesThe Ed Sullivan Show
Television/radio coverage
NetworkNBC
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The 8th Emmy Awards, later referred to as the 8th Primetime Emmy Awards, were held on March 17, 1956, to honor the best in television of the year. The ceremony was held at the Pan Pacific Auditorium in Hollywood, California and was hosted by Art Linkletter and John Charles Daly. All nominations are listed, with winners in bold and series' networks are in parentheses.

The top shows of the night were The Phil Silvers Show, and Producers' Showcase. Each show won a record four major awards. Producers' Showcase, with its twelve major nominations, became the first show to receive over ten major nominations. (Both of these records were subsequently passed by multiple shows).

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